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Information herein is based upon the
assumption that the CLEC has a
standard interconnection agreement
Commingling & Related
Subjects
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Objective
• What is Commingling?
• Related Subjects – EEL Rule
• Related Subject – Commingling Impact on
Wholesale
• Related Subject - UNE to SPA Conversions
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What is Commingling?
TRO requires BST to honor commingling requests, to
connect or attach UNEs or combinations of UNEs with
wholesale services (e.g. switched and special access
services offered pursuant to tariff).
Rules permit UNEs or UNE combinations commingled
with tariffed access services on an element-by-element
and a service-service basis.
Commingling may occur through a request for new
service or through a requested conversion.
CABS work request effective 11/11/05
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What is Commingling?
Forms of commingling –
• Multiple Bandwidth Commingling (MBWC) - Multiple
Circuits with different jurisdictions
DS3 wholesale
local channel, e.g.
SPA
UNE DS1 local loop
POP
E.U.
mux
SWC
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What is Commingling?
Forms of commingling –
Multiple Bandwidth Commingling (MBWC)
 ICSC/ACAC responsible for wholesale circuit
 LCSC/CWINS responsible for UNE circuit
 “soft hand off” between ACAC and CWINS
 CLEC still has responsibility for trouble isolation and based
on this isolation to contact the appropriate maintenance BST
organization
 Ratcheting is not applied
 Consult WEB site and LOH
(http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/guides/html/unes.html)
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What is Commingling?
Forms of commingling –
• Single Bandwidth Commingling (SBWC) – One
Circuit with different jurisdictions
SPA DS0
UNE DS0
local channel
interoffice
UNE DS0
local loop
E.U.
POP
SWC
SWC
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What is Commingling?
Forms of commingling –
Single Bandwidth Commingling (SBWC)
• SBWC handled by LCSC/CWINS
• Wholesale network elements will still count toward
Payment Plans
• Can be ordered as new service or converted to this
arrangement
• Consult WEB site and LOH
(http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/guides/html/unes.html)
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What is Commingling?
Switched Access (SWA) SWA DS3
switch
local channel
POP
UNE DS1
local loop
E.U.
mux
SWC
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What is Commingling?
Switched Access (SWA) • UNE or UNE combinations or SBWC connected to
SWA
• Billing is controlled by CLEC reported factors
(PLF/PIU)
• Can be ordered as new service or converted to this
arrangement
• Consult WEB site and LOH
(http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/guides/html/unes.html)
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Related Subject – EEL Rule
High-Capacity Loop-Transport Service Eligibility
Criteria #4 – High cap EEL or high cap commingled EEL
(loop and interoffice) must terminate within collocation (TRO)
DS3 UNE
interoffice
channel
Wholesale DS1
local channel
collo
mux
SWC
SWC
collo
SWC
DS1 UNE
interoffice
channel
DS1 UNE
local loop
E.U.
E.U.
SWC
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Related Subject – EEL Rule
interoffice
interoffice
Wholesale
ring
DS1 UNE
local loop
DS1 UNE
interoffice channel
E.U.
collo
DS1 UNE
local loop
SWC
E.U.
SWC
High Cap Loop and Transport riding ring termination
at collocation
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Related Subject - Commingling Impact on Wholesale
Tariffed wholesale attributes below do not apply to all
wholesale circuits being ridden or riding circuits
consisting of UNE or UNE combinations or on SBWC
• Intrastate – Billing Guarantee Policy
• Interstate – Billing Guarantee Policy and Service
Assurance Warranty (SAW)
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Related Subject - UNE to SPA Conversion Process
Overview
• CLEC must sign amended Interconnection Agreement to
include TRO/TRRO language
• CLEC must have agreement or plan for conversion/migration in
place prior to March 11, 2006
• CLECs must either disconnect, reconfigure or convert to SPA
their UNE DS1, DS3 and Dark fiber elements in non-impaired
central offices as shown on the BellSouth Internet site
• There is a document on the BellSouth Internet website that has
instructions for CLECs to follow to convert UNEs to SPA
services and also includes the conversion spreadsheet they
should use:
http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/guides/unedocs/UNEto
SPAConversion.doc
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Related Subject - UNE to SPA Conversion Process
Overview
• There are 2 conversion processes:
• For conversions of 15 or more elements or any number of
DS3’s, the customer can send the spreadsheet into the
BellSouth CLEC Care Local Support NSEs and they will
verify them with BellSouth records and then will send them
to BellSouth Project management
• For less than 15 elements, the customer must send them
in via an ASR either using their own exact system,
ConnectDirect or through CAFÉ
• Any channelized UNE converting to SPA must have the lower
levels converted 1st prior to the higher level
• All channelized UNE DS1 and DS3 elements that a CLEC
converts to SPA will not change their existing circuit ID
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Related Subject - UNE to SPA Conversion Process
Overview
• All non-channelized DS1, DS3 and Dark Fiber elements that a
CLEC converts to SPA will at a minimum have their 4 character
modifier (ex. HFGU to HFGS) changed to SPA and also may
have the numerical portion changed as well depending on
existence of similar circuit ID already in SPA database
• The Class of Service and most USOCs will change upon
conversion but the BAN will not
• If CLEC desires to place DS1s or DS3s under appropriate ACP
or TPP contract, they must contact their Account Team upon
conversion to facilitate this change otherwise they will be billed
at MTM rates
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